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'France International/Mike Shefler' via Dixonary May 1st, 2022 10:12 AM

Re: [Dixonary] Round 3248 HAPTEN results
 
Just for the record, I was DQ.



On 5/1/2022 8:07 AM, Efrem G Mallach wrote:


Folks,






The correct definition of HAPTEN is #11, "a small molecule which, combined with a carrier such as a protein, can elicit the production of antibodies which bind to it." (Phrasings vary among dictionaries.) I was concerned that the similarity to Mike Shefler's #5, "the active portion(s) of a protein or enzyme molecule," might elicit a rash of votes for the pair, and more so when Judy Madnick's 5-11 vote came in barely ten minutes after the list went out, but that didn't happen; D3 is not an unreasonable number.Â*








The next deal goes to Tim Bourne, whose carriage platform for footpeople got two votes and he also got two for his 5-11 combo, for a total of four. Runners-up and traditional "winnahs" are the aforementioned Mike Shefler and Dan Widdis, with three natural points each.








Complete results:




1. [Entomology] aÂ*fertile male termite. From Naylor, S. who voted 5, *11*. Voted for by: None.Â*Score: 2.





2. to occur unexpectedly or withoutÂ*warning. From Lodge, T. who voted 4, 9. Voted for by: None. Score: 0.





3. a particular clamp used to fastenÂ*metal bands.. From Embler, D. who voted 7, 8. Voted for by: Keating, P.;Â*Abell, T. Score: 2.





4. [Obs.] happenstance; an occurrence notÂ*expected. From Shepherdson, N. who did not vote. Voted for by: Lodge, T.Â*Score: 1.





5. the active portion(s) of a protein orÂ*enzyme molecule. From Shefler, M. who did not vote. Voted for by: Naylor, S.;Â*Madnick, J.; Bourne, T. Score: 3.





6. having recently spawned and thus beingÂ*less desirable as food. From Madnick, J. who voted 5, *11*. Voted for by:Â*None. Score: 2.





7. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] a cow house,Â*dairy house, or cow pasture. From Widdis, D. who voted 8, 9. Voted for by:Â*Embler, D.; Keating, P.; Abell, T. Score: 3.





8. a narrow platform at the rear of aÂ*carriage on which a footman rode. From Bourne, T. who voted 5, *11*. VotedÂ*for by: Embler, D.; Widdis, D. Score: 4.





9. perhaps [hap ‘chance, luck, lot’ +Â*-(te)n, probably after often, variant of oft] From Keating, P. who voted 3,Â*7. Voted for by: Lodge, T.; Widdis, D. Score: 2.





10. the person responsible asÂ*captain of a ship or boat not big enough to have a full captain. From Barrs,Â*J. who knew the word and disqualified himself. Voted for by: None. Score: 0.





11. a small molecule which, combined withÂ*a carrier such as a protein, can elicit the production of antibodies whichÂ*bind to it. From Dictionary which could not vote. Voted for by: Naylor, S.;Â*Madnick, J.; Bourne, T. Score: D3.





No definition from Abell, T. who voted 3,Â*7. Voted for by: N/A. Score: 0.








As a table:

















It's all yours, Tim!








Efrem

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